Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-09-04
TAC0mA.
Are Light ana street. RaiI-
ways.


insas.
Ths rspor. q Ne Lizhf end Waksr
Oommislae % ths mastsE o. hRhfiEE
fha s1reets With the are alectie lamps, 4
wan tha AfBt nctiou Of any m0me2t. 10 II
reeommended tbs substitution Of he L
are liaht fer the present "manieiD4ir /
lightB-and he aag lamps and in6ieats0 i
he preferable locations for theso % Il
ssrvs The pablia. Following Il tie Ian
ne locations Of the Tampa ID mYas
From Diyisisn avsnne % and IN the
Rirst ward - noW located. seven lamps.
Paaine avenna aa eevenfh, Ninth,
Eleventh, Thirteenth, Fifloenth, Esven- |
tsanah, Nintsenih, Twenay-AEsa and /
TwontY-thiRd utree&M, nine lamps.
Boaih Ninth 81 d and Tacoma evenue,
1 two Tampa.
Bouih Klsvsnth. 81 d and 1aooma
avsnus, go lamps.
eoalh Riffoanfh, ct d and Taooma /
avenue too lamps; mAkina In all /
| twenty two arc lamps.
E1aunMa e. Ez.B0TMIo xzaKIs.
Arranging TIE lights - here indicated
takes from the present. GyBtsm eight |
municipal lamps which might be placed |
on Railroad street 10 all thu order Of the /
O0ancil made nomatime ainee and /
eIghssen eAs and eight oil lamps. In
order, hoDevsr, . answer, she present |
/ rsQuiEomsnlB 81 he public u vonld b
| necessary 10 locate throo more Gas
/ Tampa on A aares& and 10 carry ont an l
order 81 the Oouneil, hegUtof0Ee made, /
| twO Iian1S on d eaRees 90 the corner Of /
South Seventh and Baker streets. with /
this desc tho system Of street. lights |
Wealc Be % veil arranged ana sslAb-
linked ~ b obviaha any additional az
penno for eome time 10 come. This l
| Hystsm adopted, the Oily Of Tacoma
win thsn have six and half miles Of
streets ilahtsd By ihe electric light. and
half : mile b. sAs and ell. Cost Of
u are Ilshas, q. each. sas4
~ municipal hahtss 92 eech. lA2
IL gAs li1hta, "a eeoh. .s....-.....,- "A
To..l................ .e150
Dedasa fBom this what The city d nov
payine fos street lights, e252 leaEes an
inoFeass OF SIS ovsE tha preeenl eost Of
liQhtinR the city.
Mr.. Kelly, following the reading Of
The report said that he thoughk the
|prioe aaked b. cha Light b Water Com
pany feE tho are iiahtn was TOO AiQh.
He read from q schedule In his hand q
comparison Of the pricos In liqhts all
AROUND IN this city With thosa prevailing
in Seattle. The arc hghts IN thet city
~ eAiA vere bat SO. While mes dis
putting The neoeesity % The liahia be
questionsd the wisdom ef pattinR than
In as that AauFe. 4
M. Bacon, one Of the COMMITTEES, |
said there vas no deubt the hRurs vas
high, but the Company here showed no
disposition to lower 1, and Wills 4 vas
greatly % be regretted, still u bad 90 be Il
the drop on the city, "Tho people are
crying for light" be said, land ahink
We ought 10 furniah Il.
HLnCT1zo RxMuIDonHcns.
M. Kelly said Il waa mot the fsult Of
the Council that the city had nos had
the lighis long since. II. with Q mem
Der Of the City Council. who IL not
here now, (FefsFing probably 70 Mr..
Hooehtea. Who e ths superintendent Of
the Light and Water Company and who
was the only member Of the OoaucIl II
abaent) spent two days locating lamps,
q LONG time ago. The Oouncil ordered
them (ths Municipal lamps) but the
company them said they haa not wire
eneagh. There d probably mere money
10 The afe lamps and they preferred to
wait until they were prepared 20 furnish |
them. he moved that she lamps be
ordered, provided they we're furnished
q the rate Of el0 each.
Mr.. Lillis said the people wanted the
arc light and be thought the report I
should be adopted, a. that vas the way
70 Rsa u, nader ths present eiream-
stances
The mstlon 10 adopt vas earrlsd I
and Lillis moved thai the company be I
notified 81 once, that the lamps already
In position might Be lie 81 once, wAich
was alec carried. Mr.. Bacon aAid that
looking AFTER pretty badly, a. be knav !
D. come that had been taken away and I
NOS replaced, and NE. Kelly followed q
this by citing some instances Of the | q
kind In the Fourth yard.
Tbs eommitAee (Mengrs. Bacon, Kelly 9
and Millsrl 10 whom vas referred the
oE9iuanee Amending the franchises {
granted 10 Nelson Bennett for running r
street railway made the following re-
port; lG
araKnr RAILWAY ORDINANCE. liz
Ordinance 1852, granting 30 Nelson !.
Bennett Q franchise for q street railway |
vas passed By the Couneil January 8, !
1851. Mayor Mann returned the er1i- 4
nance 1nappr0ved January Is, 1887.
Upon presentation By the City Clerk on :,
January II, 1887, the ordinance vas re-
considered By she Ooancil end passed Z
over The naYoR's Veto. TN February esh z
the matter vas again brought up for :. !,
further confederation and the ordinance Y
was for third tlme paased upon ana y
adopted By The Council. The grantee O
acsspted PRIVILEGES, teEms and condi- y
lions o. this ordinances as required =
andeg date ef February 7, 1881. No V
svidsnes can Be- seen that the pertiss OF
resolving this franchise intend to keen %
faith with the OoanclI and no honest "a
Of woFk has been made 90
within the required four months a. pFo-
,idsd By tes dgdinenee, {oqr commit q
lee BepaFts against the passage of this ~
1Fdtnanoe and respectfully reeommsnds o.
hat The consideration Of the mana - %
indeAnftely. VI
This report vas Adopted vithoas dis- dl
iussion. Tue following ordinanoss we're y
,feaented and read Q hRat and second ~.
lime and referred 10 proper committees: "
An ordinances for the preventicn Of ~
Tres and she protection Of persons and e
lgopegay eudangered thereby. Il estab- %
isles tie Are limits as follows: Besin- q
ing a. the coFner Of South Seventh ana an
AANroao btrettet hlo14 TOE lottcG 20
both Seventh street % the alley be- sol
wesn Paci9e skense and 4 sIfses, ml
hence nnEthsriT 10 6oath fifteenth az
treet, thence noFthsFly % eoush eL
eveBth, thence 70 the poiot Of begin ap
nR. Within this Limits 10 building shall -
Q erected exc p Of are proof massrials 81
J the walls and party uails. etc. "a,
An oF4inanoa g. regulate thu build az
ag uf haaezserta and eeliAFwaya, areas 70
IaiFwaya, bnlkheada and excavations ~ Va.
hroaRh and under the sidewalks. she "
rselion Of hisehinz posts and al par ~,
lsnens slFaciuFes PFoiectinQ under,
pon % ever sidewalks. ssrsetN ate. Il ooi
Fovides limit for she frst ana re- ,e'
aires bellarVays, etc., 10 % properly ~
.otseted that pedestrians vii nos be eAi
ldAnaersd tbeEehy. ar
Al ogdiaanas ss1nlstiaR ne planting cos
shade trees aloaR the pahlis Streets. %
TRs crrx oaDuAmgEs. wsl
ON KssssF6Ay Esq, vho has The woKk To
aEFAnginR aud indsxing The city OF va
names N hand, sent 3 cummunfea- saii